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Kenney Jones: 'The Faces reunion is still on track'

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WENN.com
Mar 19, 2015

The Faces rocker Kenney Jones insists the much-anticipated band reunion with frontman Rod Stewart must happen this year (15), following the sudden death of keyboard player Ian Mclagan in December (14). Jones has been championing the get together for years and a full reunion almost happened in 2010, but Simply Red star Mick Hucknall was drafted when Stewart couldn't commit to a series of festival dates.
Now, in an Austin Chronicle tribute to McLagan, whose passing made fans fear a planned 2015 reunion would be scrapped, Jones insists the get together is still on.
He says, "Rod, Woody (Ron Wood) and me are still going to do the Faces this year. It's more important now than ever."
The trio recently regrouped to perform at Stewart's 70th birthday party in January (15), and the gig prompted Wood to open up about a possible North American reunion tour.
He said, "Rod and Kenney were very enthusiastic about a Faces reunion. I said, 'Give me a break! I've gone out with the Stones over the summer, I've got my artwork to do, I'm up to my neck in projects!' But you never know. We were thinking of getting a test show together, and if something comes of it, then we might come to America."
Meanwhile, paying tribute to his former bandmates in the Austin Chronicle article, Jones says, "I'm so proud and so honoured that life introduced me to (late singer) Steve Marriott, (late bassist) Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan. They've been a major part of my life - over half of it - and I miss all three of them. It's lonely, being here on my own."

Rockers Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart have paid tribute to their Faces bandmate Ian Mclagan, who passed away on Wednesday (03Dec14). The keyboard player, who was a member of the Small Faces and the Faces, was admitted to an Austin, Texas hospital after suffering a stroke.
The 69 year old joined the Small Faces in 1965 and became a member of the Faces when singer Steve Marriott left and Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood joined the band. He also would often join Wood on Rolling Stones tours.
Stewart tells NME.com, "I'm absolutely devastated. Ian McLagan embodied the true spirit of the Faces. Last night I was at a charity do, Mick Hucknall was singing I'd Rather Go Blind, and Ron Wood texted to say Ian had passed. It was as if his spirit was in the room. I'll miss you, mate."
Wood took to his Twitter.com page to pay tribute to both McLagan and Rolling Stones saxophone player Bobby Keys, who died on Tuesday (02Dec14).
Wood writes, "God bless Bobby and Mac."

British rocker Ian Mclagan has died, aged 69. The legendary keyboard player, who was a member of the Small Faces and the Faces, was admitted to an Austin, Texas hospital after suffering a stroke. He died on Wednesday (03Dec14).
A message on his official website reads: "It is with great sadness and eternal admiration that we report the passing of rock and roll icon Ian McLagan.
"He died today, December 3, 2014, surrounded by family and friends in his adopted hometown of Austin, TX, due to complications from a stroke suffered the previous day."
His manager Ken Kutchnick adds, "He was a beloved friend to so many people and a true rock 'n' roll spirit. His persona and gift of song impacted the music across oceans and generations."
McLagan's death comes on the day he was scheduled to hit the road with labelmate Nick Lowe for a North American tour. The two rockers were set to hit the stage at the First Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota on Wednesday night (03Dec14).
The 69 year old joined the Small Faces in 1965 and became a member of the Faces when singer Steve Marriott left and Rod Stewart and Ron Wood joined the band.
The group split up in 1975 and McLagan became an in-demand session musician, often joining Wood onstage for Rolling Stones gigs.
He has also led his own Bump Band and recently rejoined the Faces for dates with Mick Hucknall as frontman.
His death will come as a huge blow to his Faces bandmates, Stewart, Wood and Kenney Jones, who were hoping to stage a reunion next year (15).
McLagan's life was tinged with tragedy - his second wife, Kim Kerrigan, died in a traffic accident in 2006 at the age of 57.
She left her first husband, The Who's Keith Moon, for the keyboard player. Kerrigan and McLagan wed in 1978, one month after Moon's death.
The late rocker's autobiography, All the Rage: A Riotous Romp Through Rock & Roll History, was released in 2000. He updated it for a re-release last year (13).

Small Faces and The Faces star Ian Mclagan is reportedly fighting for his life in an Austin, Texas hospital. The British keyboard player and Hall of Fame inductee is in critical condition, according to local news outlet KXAN.
Details of the accident or health emergency that led to the hospital stay have not been revealed, but sources claim he has a severe head injury.
The 69 year old joined The Small Faces in 1965 and became a member of The Faces when singer Steve Marriott left and Rod Stewart and Ron Wood joined the band.
The group split up in 1975 and McLagan became an in-demand session musician, often joining Wood onstage for Rolling Stones gigs.
He has also led his own Bump Band and recently rejoined The Faces for dates with Mick Hucknall as frontman.

Mick Hucknall's thyroid condition went undiagnosed for a decade because he mistook the symptoms for old age. The Simply Red star went public with his hypothyroidism diagnosis in February, 2013, and has now revealed he spent 10 years suffering symptoms such as crippling tiredness, aching joints and weight gain before doctors finally realised what was wrong.
He tells Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper, "I'm not fully recovered yet but it's not as bad as it was. It was undiagnosed for years and the specialist I saw told me I'd probably had it since 1993. I had no idea. I knew I had aching joints and was tired all the time and had weight gain. But I thought it was simply growing old... I had mood swings, aching joints, fatigue, lots of connecting things with that."
After his diagnosis, the British pop star decided to shun medication and instead treat his condition using diet changes and an overhaul of his lifestyle.
He adds, "I decided to recover very slowly by not taking the prescribed medication and doing it through diet alone. In addition to caffeine, I had to cut out cruciferous vegetables... and eat more fish. I also had to get more selenium in my diet and take various vitamin and mineral supplements. Maybe I'm being irresponsible but I always get nervous about going down the drug road now... The specialist just gave me the options. Medication would have got rid of it in about three months or I could change my diet and lifestyle. I would say I'm about 80 to 90 per cent recovered, but I still get these little glandular lumps on my neck now and then. But it is much, much improved. I feel in great shape."
The singer recently announced his band Simply Red is reuniting for a world tour next year (15).

Mick Hucknall is reviving his pop group Simply Red for a world tour. The Fairground hitmakers retired from the music industry in 2010 at the end of a farewell tour, but they have now announced they are regrouping in 2015 to mark the band's 30th anniversary.
Simply Red will perform a series of shows across the globe as part of the Big Love Tour, which kicks off in Denmark in October, 2015 and concludes in London on 18 December (15).
A statement posted on the group's website reads, "2015 marks the 30th Anniversary of Simply Red and what bet­ter way to cel­eb­rate than to get the band back on the road!"
Hucknall adds in a note, "Am happy to celebrate 30 years in music. We hope you're going to enjoy the shows as much as we will. See you there!"
The band formed in 1985 and went on to sell millions of albums over the course of its career.

Fans of classic rockers The Faces had better start praying for the planned full band reunion because frontman Rod Stewart has revealed he won't be touring in five years. The band get together has been on and off for decades, with Stewart pulling out of reunion dates a few years ago, forcing his bandmates to replace him with Simply Red star Mick Hucknall.
But now the plans are on again and Stewart and guitarist Ronnie Wood are working on a comeback.
However, Rolling Stones star Wood had better start speeding up the process - because the singer is considering retiring from the road.
Stewart, 69, tells the Kansas City Star, "Touring is what I do. Nothing compares to it... I prefer getting onstage (to recording). It's an immediate satisfaction, sending an audience home happy. I want to make the most of it.
"Nothing lasts forever. I still have the energy to do it, and I look forward to at least three or four more years of it."
But he's still keen to hit the road with Wood, Ian McLagan and Kenney Jones before he calls it a day, telling the publication, "It will happen, but the ball is in Ronnie's court. When the Stones stop touring, they stop for a long time. So whenever he's finished, I'll be available.
"If we could just keep McLagan quiet for a bit, we could get on with it. But he seems to come out and say the most negative things about me. But Ronnie and me want to do it... He emailed me the other day and said, 'I've got a few nights off. Let's get dinner'. I said, 'I'm on holiday in the south of France'. He said, 'OK, let's wait until we're 78'."

Drummer Kenney Jones rejoined The Who for a charity gig in Surrey, England on Saturday night (14Jun14). Jones performed I Can't Explain, Substitute, 5:15, Pinball Wizard and The Kids Are Alright with Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey at the Rock 'n' Horsepower concert to benefit Prostate Cancer U.K.
The drummer, who replaced Keith Moon in The Who in the late 1970s, was diagnosed with prostate cancer last year (13).
Jeff Beck, Mike Rutherford, John Parr, former Foreigner bassist Rick Wills and ex-Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall also made appearances at the all-star gig.

Former Simply Red bandmates Mick Hucknall and Chris De Margary have settled a hunting dispute with a neighbour in County Donegal, Ireland. The pop star pals sued John Wilde in 2009, claiming he had been interfering with the sporting rights connected to their Glenmore Lodge estate.
Hucknall and De Margary bought the main house and land in 2005 and relaunched the Glenmore Rivers Sporting Estate.
However, Wilde insisted the land they claimed was theirs had been transferred to his father by the previous owners.
A hearing of the case was scheduled to begin at Letterkenny Circuit Court on Monday (24Mar14), but lawyers for all parties have stated that an agreement has been reached.
The Simply Red stars were not in court and details of the settlement have not been released.

British rocker Kenney Jones has revealed plans for a joint Small Faces and Faces reunion tour for 2015 are very much on as Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood's managers start to put together a schedule. Drummer Jones has been holding out hope for a reunion tour for years, but former Faces frontman Stewart has turned down countless offers to get the band back together - and when the group reformed for dates in 2009 and 2010, they had to call on Mick Hucknall to stand in for their absent singer.
But now it's beginning to look like Jones, Stewart, Wood and keyboard player Ian McLagan are getting closer to reteaming on the road, with the drummer stating, "Woody's management and myself, we were talking to Rod's management.
"It would be lovely to do, we've been talking about it (for) long enough. You've got to start talking about it about a year ahead of (when) you're going to do something. The Faces never finished on a good note, so it would be nice to finish on a good note, and that would be that."
Jones explains negative comments about the reunion McLagan made last month (Dec13) have not dampened the enthusiasm for a long-awaited get together.
He says, "Mac didn't realise we were talking because it was in its early stages, but he understands full now (sic)."
And Jones reveals that Stewart's touring bass player Conrad Korsch will probably stand in for the late Ronnie Lane when The Faces reunite.
The Faces split in 1975 and Stewart, Jones, McLagan and Wood briefly regrouped in the summer of 2008 for a rehearsal that amounted to nothing.
Illness kept Stewart from attending the Faces' 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.